Music

There was a brief, beautiful window in the early ’80s when funk was refined, soul was effortless, and the groove was pure. One of those musical moments for me was Sylvia Striplin’s masterpieces, “Give Me Your Love” and “You Can’t Turn Me Away”, songs that never touched the charts or radio but became sacred ground […]

R&B singer Summer Walker has announced the release date for her upcoming album, “Finally Over It,” set to drop on November 14, 2025. Fans have been eagerly anticipating the project, with Walker teasing the album with the song “Heart of a Woman.” The announcement on social media has generated excitement among her followers, who are […]

When D'Angelo entered the music scene, he wrote songs with deep soul and a profound reverence for Black women.

Rapper Eminem’s oldest daughter is having a baby. Thirty-two-year-old travel blogger Alaina Scott announced on Instagram Monday that she’s pregnant with her first child with her husband of two years. Scott, who was adopted by the Grammy-winner in the early 2000s, went on to reveal that she has been struggling with fertility issues. Eminem’s other […]

Mary J. Blige Concert Film “For My Fans” Heading To Theaters Mary J. Blige’s concert film, “Mary J. Blige: For My Fans Live From Madison Square Garden,” is set to hit theaters globally next month.  The film highlights the singer’s historic sold-out performance at Madison Square Garden in April as part of her “For My […]

10 hip-hop collabs where D’Angelo proved he’s the soul behind the bars, blending neo-soul magic with timeless rap moments.

Hip-hop heavyweights and tastemakers packed into a private Brooklyn venue for an intimate listening party celebrating Dave East’s upcoming album Karma 4

MTV is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Alicia Keys’ iconic “Unplugged” concert event by airing it on US and International channels through October 12th. The historic performance, recorded live in 2005, was the first by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. To mark the occasion, Keys performed a special […]

Rolling Stone is out with its list of the “250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century , it’s a wide-ranging mix of different styles, different beats, different voices. Some of these songs are universally beloved hits; others are influential cult classics. But this list sets out to capture the full chaotic glory of 21st-century music, one […]

Darryl “DMC” McDaniels is set to lead a series of conversations that will break down Hip-Hop’s impact on race, social justice, and civic engagement.  The rapper will headline the 3rd Annual Hip Hop Cultural Summit at the Delaware Art Museum later this month.  The event will feature a series of segments with McDaniels, including a […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs is making a last-minute plea for leniency before his sentencing Toiday in a New York City courtroom. In a letter addressed to the judge who oversaw his case, Combs says he’s a changed man. He writes “I lost my way. The old me died in jail and a new version of me […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs will learn his fate Friday as a Manhattan federal judge prepares to hand down a sentence that could lock the hip-hop mogul away for more than a decade. The 55-year-old music titan was convicted earlier this year on two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution — a stunning fall from grace for […]